Smith, John: A catalogue raisonné of the works of the most eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French painters: in which is included a short biographical notice of the artists, with a copious description of their principal pictures : a statement of the prices at which such pictures have been sold at public sales on the continent and in England; a reference the the galleries and private collections in which a large portion are at present; and the names of the artists by whom they have been engraved; to which is added, a brief notice of the scholars & imitators of the great masters of the above schools (Part 8) (London: Smith and Son, 1837)

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Landscapes.
bushes, growing among rocks; from the midst of these rise
three trees, one of which is slender, and divided from the
lower part of the trunk. Engraved, of a circular form, by
E. Meulen, ex.

320. A Landscape, representing a hilly country, with
clusters of umbrageous trees on either side, and a sterile rocky
site in the centre, which is bounded by a range of hills,
clothed in part with bushy trees. Engraved anonymous.

321. A View of the Acropolis and surrounding country. This
picture represents the celebrated Athenian citadel, which is
seen, with other buildings, at the base of a lofty mountain, on
an upper acclivity of which are ancient edifices, and one of
them resembles the temple of Minerva. The buildings are
approached by a high-road from the front, passing between an
opening in a dwarf wall, having clumps of beautiful trees on
either side. In the centre of the fore-ground are two women,
one is on her knees gathering up something; beyond these
are several other figures, two of whom are seated on the
ground. This excellent picture was painted as a companion
to the Obsequies of Phocion, about the year 1650, for a M.
Cerisier. Engraved by Baudet, and anonymous.
4st. 7in. by 6st. Ilin.—C.

322. Pastoral occupations. The subject is evidently intended
to represent the life of the shepherds of Arcadia. On the left
is a happy couple, sitting together ; the youth has a rural pipe
in his hand and a wreath on his lap ; his attention is directed
to the shepherdess, who is caressing a dog. Beyond these are